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Google Health Launched. Can We Entrust our Health to Google?

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Google Health Service - to trust or not to trust. Google has entered into the fray of online health record service via a simply branded service, Google Health. Although this is nothing new on the web parlance, having witnessed other internet players with their own health-related initiatives, including Microsoft and WebMD, ...

The Results are in! Webware 100 Awards 2008

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Over 1.9 million votes were cast for the 300 finalists of Webware 100 Awards this year. These finalists were selected (by Webware editors) from a pool of over 5000 qualifying nominees. Congrats to Amazon.com, who took 1st place in Music, Video and Podcasting, Commerce and Events! Firefox is the new ...

Going Green - the 21st Century’s Biggest Corporate Trend

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

An old cliché is catching on in a whole new way Dell's ad campaign is just the latest in a string of “go green” initiatives that are seeking the favor of environmentally conscious customers by focusing on minimizing the negative effects that products can have on our world. The idea of “green” ...

Marketing in a Recession

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Wow, what a year 2008 is so far. With a heated race for the White House, the largest viewership of any Super Bowl to date (a consistent 97 million), not to mention the outcome, and the largest Internet merger looms. That's the good, the bad is the sub prime ...

Marketing News: The Rebirth of The Industry Standard

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The once mighty must during web 1.0 has returned - The Industry Standard. Starting in 1998 it quickly rose to sell a record 7,558 advertising pages in 2000, making it 300 pages. The unfortunate victim of the dotcom crash it was bought up by IDG in bankruptcy court for $1 ...

MySpace Moving Into New Internet Marketing Arena

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

MySpace and new marketing. No one in 2004 ever thought that MySpace and contemporary media platforms where synonymous. But its four years and a $580 traditional million major media buyout later. MySpace, still the highest trafficked Social Networking site with 110 million active users a month. Now in 24 countries, the ...

Blog Marketing - Tracking Trends in the World of Blogs

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Eavesdropping on the Blogosphere may be the Best Thing your Business ever did Seductive yet etherial, the voice of the “blogosphere” has been credited with swaying elections, driving success, or slaughtering careers. It is the foundation for Interactive PR, the branch of internet marketing that generates buzz through online media; ...

Internet Marketing News Alert! The Sun Sets on Netscape

Monday, December 31st, 2007

AOL lays groundbreaking web browser to rest An era in the world of the internet has come to a close. On December 28, 2007, AOL announced that as of February 1 security updates for Netscape will stop, effectively ending its use as a web browser. Although still downloadable, it will ...

On Offshore Outsourcing…Part 3

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Over the past couple of weeks I have taken the time to evaluate the issue of offshore outsourcing, a controversial topic which brings out intense passion from those who discuss it, no matter what side they are one. In my first entry, I discussed the issue of jobs, how many ...

It’s the Most Wonderful Time…

Monday, December 24th, 2007

It's the most wonderful time - of the year... ...if you happen to be twelve years old, that is, and counting down the days towards a 10 day vacation filled with loads of time on Disney's Virtual Magical Kingdom, new toys, and no homework (no, I'm not jealous of my little ...